Feb, March, April '21

 Good meeting, short but efficient. Even the trustees acknowledge that Deb has come into her position swinging and is working hard to make sure that things are running smoothly and getting done.

:05-First was some discussions about some work on lead pipes being started on 3 different roads over the next few weeks? I believe this was around :05 minutes into the meeting.
-Licensing for marijuana businesses in the township is taking a lot of time, bc there are a lot of these types of businesses popping up
-Work is being done on a yard/garage sale ordinance to eliminate year long/summer long sales in residential areas. I believe you would need to get a permit for something like this (they're free) which is obtained at the township office.
-There have been a number of accidents that have occured on the Columbia X Main crossing, causing issues with the lights? Or the accidents are caused because of the lights?
:17-There is an ad posted for... anybody looking to help w a Chicken Ordinance? You need to own at least an acre of land per... every 10 chickens but they're looking to modify that to help out those living in more residential areas?
-Rachelle took some online courses to get more certified in her treasury position which she has held for the last 4 years, cool, cool. Glad she's finally getting around to that.
:35-Summer taxes start in june, get on it! Also there is going to be a recycling event going on soon? They'll be posting info on that shortly. you can get cards for that at the township office.
-been a lot of felonious activity lately, stalking, assaults, grand theft auto. KEEP YOUR DOORS LOCKED, DON'T KEEP YOUR KEYS IN YOUR VEHICLES, c'mon guys.
-Rick Pererson inquired about the two properties for sale on the Michigan x Wattles intersection... 1000ft guideline is measuring from the front door of one building to the center of the road, then from the center of the road to the front door of the building in question.
-Township office will be closed memorial day weekend
-Two Farmer's Market events this month and both had a lot of activity and there has been increasing interest in doing more of these.

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April '21 meeting
Pretty short meeting today, not a whole lot to go over.
-discussions about spending, budgets, etc.
-work on the cemetery road will commence once the frost laws are removed, this will allow equipment and stone to be hauled.
-To get your recycle card, go to www.CalhounCountyMI.gov or visit the township treasury dept.
-been a lot of brushfires recently, lots of stolen cars, break ins, theft. DON'T LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN YOUR CAR, this has been the case for several people who have had their cars broken into and, the keys being right there, they simply take the car.
-New burn permit system in place, go to cc-fire.com to learn more about it. 
 

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March 25 meeting:
Super cool, the special meeting was just opening the budget to public comments, but there weren't any so they kinda just skipped that.
-Regular meeting, there was a guy from... "conscious Minds" who has been working with/living in this county for the last 4 years? Put in a bid for 40k... something about the cemetery? I'm not really sure what he was asking about or referring to, honestly.
Edit: watched it again, he put in a bid for lawn care at the cemetery and was out bid but the process was convoluted & not done correctly? Not sure who was in charge of this but they dropped the ball and did a poop job.
-Berin Iwlew, Cofounder of... "Bodywork"? Lives in Battle Creek but is interested in moving into Emmett Township but was curious as to our internet infrastructure; fiber optic cables, internet speeds, internet access, etc.
"Internet is the electricity of the 21st century" Totally agree with him there, getting Emmett Township up to speed and allowing residents to have better, cheaper access to the internet will only benefit everybody and allow residents to maintain a greater standard of living in a world where technology is increasing at an exponential rate.
-Robert Thall was welcomed in the meeting, he is the township's new Attorney
-township made their first payment on the road bond?
-There have been a lot of brushfires lately, a PSA for everybody to PLEASE BE CAREFUL and have water on hand for any fires on your property

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March 11:
Cool, cool, just got done with the meeting. Some key points:
-There was some stuff in the beginning about limiting the oversaturation of weed stores around here, but I didn't quite hear all of that. Bit too much, maybe put a limit on that stuff.
-Tuck requested a monopoly on a "smokers lounge" in Emmett Charter Township, I'm not entirely sure what these are but I'm pretty familiar with Hookah Bars/lounges, which are basically just bars (comfortable seating, loud music, themed lighting, TVs errwhere) but instead of alcohol it would probably be weed or hookah pipes (maybe even weed hookah, who knows).
Idk, monopolies in any market freak me out a bit, how much is he going to charge? I would like to make sure he's not going to take advantage of us if he gets first dibs.
-Deb announced her retirement from her city job, where she's been employed for the last 20 years. It took her 3 months instead of 2 weeks because she had to complete an audit on a client(?) but was delayed due to issues with Covid and meeting in person. Now she'll be Supervisor full time, 4 days a week.
-Rick Estilaman had an issue/question regarding wanting to get approval for Change Order 4? Something about staying ahead of the workload and finishing some additions on Lourim Ct. and Cornwall(?) streets before the first week of April.
-There are online training courses for Law Enforcement and Firefighter careers? I was in the bathroom for most of this so I'm not so sure.
-Somebody mentioned some obstructing bushes on Blake St which have the potential to cause some hardcore damage, but Deb said she might need to get in touch with... somebody else? (I forget who)
-A reminder that the IRS will NEVER call you asking for personal information. Account numbers, passwords, whatever. They would send an email, don't be afraid to hang up on these callers asap.
 
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 February board meeting: 
So I'm watching the last board meeting on accessvision and I was shocked to hear that both the Clerk and the Treasurer asked for raises. They're asking for $61k because they want to make the same as the supervisor. They currently make $48k .
The township is only open four days a week and one of the board members points out that they only work 2.5 to 3 days a week because they both have other jobs.
You can see this starting at the 38 minute mark in the video. Why would they think that the residents that just elected them would automatically give them a 28% increase in pay? Pretty sus. If I could make that much money putting in those kind of hours I might as well run for the seat myself. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard considering these girls are ready for something more along their preferred payscale.
 

 

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